Professor Gast was a demilich hobgoblin who taught at the Dungeon Academy.[1]
Description[]
As a demilich, Gast appeared as nothing more than the skull of a hobgoblin surrounded by magical blue fire. He wore spectacles and had a wheezing voice.[1]
While the Dungeon Academy banned all forms of undead from the premises, an exception was made for Professor Gast.[1][2]
Personality[]
Gast refused to admit that he had ever died, believing himself to still be a living hobgoblin. He had a fear of mirrors. He was very intelligent, but often talked for long periods in a dull tone. He was also self-important.[1]
Abilities[]
Before becoming a demilich, Gast had been a wizard. As a demilich, he had the power to hover in the air and invisibly manipulate objects.[1]
Activities[]
Gast taught History of Horrible Humans at the Dungeon Academy. He taught classes by lecturing and used sticks of chalk to mark a chalkboard. Gast would send students to detention for interrupting.[1] He offered special essays for extra credit.[3] He was known to conduct experiments.[4]
Relationships[]
Nearly every student at the Dungeon Academy detested Gast, and it was likely that some of the staff did as well.[1]
History[]
As a living hobgoblin, Gast once traveled from the Dungeon Academy on a journey to Waterdeep. The purpose of this trip was to educate others on how dangerous adventurers could be. He was caught and killed by humans, and returned to the Dungeon Academy as a demilich.[1]
One winter, Zellidora Stormclash interrupted one of Gast's History of Horrible Humans classes, during a lecture on her biological mother Allidora Steelstrike and the Steelstrike Family. He sent her to detention.[1] Her friend, Snabla, insulted Gast and was also sent to detention.[5]
Some time later, during the Tourney of Terror, Gast searched dormitories of the Dungeon Academy for the escaped necromancer Carrion. He did not notice the Danger Club and Tavian Truescale who were sneaking around.[6]
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- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Madeleine Roux (2021). Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed!. (HarperCollins), chap. 3, pp. 35–40. ISBN 978-0008530792.
- ↑ Madeleine Roux (2021). Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed!. (HarperCollins), chap. 7, p. 89. ISBN 978-0008530792.
- ↑ Madeleine Roux (2021). Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed!. (HarperCollins), chap. 1, p. 7. ISBN 978-0008530792.
- ↑ Madeleine Roux (2022). Tourney of Terror. (HarperCollins), chap. 3, p. 37. ISBN 978-0008531027.
- ↑ Madeleine Roux (2021). Dungeon Academy: No Humans Allowed!. (HarperCollins), chap. 4, p. 51. ISBN 978-0008530792.
- ↑ Madeleine Roux (2022). Tourney of Terror. (HarperCollins), chap. 12, pp. 178–181. ISBN 978-0008531027.